Candidate's Age Often Listed Incorrectly

Council Member James Often Cut Four Years From Her Age

Over more than a decade in public life, City Council Member Letitia "Tish" James's age has appeared in media reports many times, with one consistent problem: It is almost always incorrect.

In the most recent instance, Ms. James, the frontrunner in the race to become New York City's public advocate, and a campaign aide separately told The Wall Street Journal that she was 50 years old for an article published in July.